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Learn more about national efforts to raise awareness about gender based violence throughout the year:

National Campaign Engages Latino Men in the Domestic Violence Movement from the National Latin@ Network, 4/1/14

Wednesday, April 02, 2014

“As with every other culture, there have always been Latino men who oppose violence against women,” said Juan Carlos Areán, Director of the National Latin@ Network. “Te Invito is an opportunity for those men to lift their voices and make it clear that this [violence] is unacceptable behavior.”

Help choose the winner of the DVAM YouTube Challenge, Supporting Children and Youth Exposed to Domestic Violence and their Abused Parents, sponsored by the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) Program. Voting starts on November 15th and ends on November 30th.

This new Special Collection developed by the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center offers a historical and cultural context of Native peoples in the United States, explores Native communities’ experiences of violence, oppression, justice, and resilience, and provides access to tribal advocacy resources.

Designed in collaboration with the National Council of Teachers of English, Lessons from Literature extends and enriches existing the core literature curriculum while raising student’s awareness of relationship abuse.